helfen
German (Berlin)
/ˈhɛlfn̩/
verb-strong
Definitions
- to help (someone); to assist; to aid
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German hëlfen inherited from Old High German helfan inherited from *helpan inherited from Proto-Germanic *helpaną (help) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelp-, *ḱelb-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱelp-, *ḱelb-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- behelp English
- help English
- helpability English
- helpable English
- helpee English
- helper English
- helpest English
- helpfile English
- helpful English
- helpless English
- helpline English
- helply English
- helpsheet English
- helpsome English
- helpworthy English
- househelp English
- overhelp English
- self-help English
- telehelp English
- unhelp English
- Gotthilfius Latin
- Gott German
- Gotthelf German
- Nachhilfe German
- abhelfen German
- aufhelfen German
- behelfen German
- emporhelfen German
- mithelfen German
- verhelfen German
- weiterhelfen German
- aanhelpen Dutch, Flemish
- afhelpen Dutch, Flemish
- behelpen Dutch, Flemish
- bijhelpen Dutch, Flemish
- doorhelpen Dutch, Flemish
- helpen Dutch, Flemish
- helper Dutch, Flemish
- meehelpen Dutch, Flemish
- onthelpen Dutch, Flemish
- ophelpen Dutch, Flemish
- terechthelpen Dutch, Flemish
- uithelpen Dutch, Flemish
- verhelpen Dutch, Flemish
- voorthelpen Dutch, Flemish
- vooruithelpen Dutch, Flemish
- weghelpen Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱelb- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱelp-, *ḱelb- Proto-Indo-European
- avhjelpe Norwegian Bokmål
- hjelpe Norwegian Bokmål
- hjelpeløs Norwegian Bokmål
- hjelpetelefon Norwegian Bokmål
- *helpaną Proto-Germanic
- *helpō Proto-Germanic
- helpan Old English
- help Middle English
- hjalpa Old Norse
- hjælpe Danish
- hjælper Danish
- hjælpesætning Danish
- help Welsh
- helpen Middle Dutch
- *helpan Old High German
- helfan Old High German
- help Afrikaans
- behelfen Middle High German
- helfen Middle High German
- hëlfen Middle High German
- hëllefen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐍀𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- העלפֿן Yiddish
- *helpan gmw-pro
- kõlbama Estonian
- kõlblik Estonian
- helpan Old Dutch
- *kelpa- Proto-Finnic
- helpen Middle Low German
- helpan Old Saxon
- helpa Old Frisian
- helpim Tok Pisin
- hölpen Low German
- album Kriol